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A Texas author is returning to her home away from home and will be promoting her book based on Cedar Key.

Teri Mathis of Rosenberg, Texas will be at the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. to sign her book “Notes from Faraway Inn.” The book is a compilation of 14 years of journal entries made by guests and owners of the Faraway Inn in Cedar Key.

Jan. 28 from 5-7 p.m. is the annual Empty Bowls Soup Supper at the Cedar Key United Methodist Church on Highway 24 in Cedar Key. This is a fundraiser for the Cedar Key food pantry. Take home a handcrafted bowl by students or by Amy Gernhardt, Cedar Key Pottery. Take out is available.

There must be a law in nature that says the smaller the meeting room the bigger the turnout. Such was the situation when the Levy County legislative delegation met last week to hear what county and municipal leaders and residents want to see come out of the upcoming legislative session.

An Army Reserve unit that goes into areas after combat or natural disasters to help reestablish civil government is coming to Bronson and Cedar Key this weekend for a training exercise.

And while a media release says this is a way of sharpening weekend warrior’s skills for when they are deployed to places like war torn Bagdad or Sierra Leone during the ebola outbreak, at least one Cedar Key city commissioner sees a more sinister plan at work.

Motel and golf cart rental owner George Oakley was rebuffed by the city commission on his proposal to lease an island of land on the north side of the city marina area where the portable bathrooms are to locate an ice vending machine.

Instead, the commission suggested he look at putting the machine on the corner of his property at A Street by 1st Street, even though he said it could cause traffic problems with motorists who trailer their boats when they stop to fill up their coolers.

Former City Commissioner Scott Dennison and Mayor Dale Register rubbed each other the wrong way during a discussion about progress on siting a new cell phone and Internet broadband tower for the city.

Dennison took advantage of the public comment time in the commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to ask about the Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on construction of a 150 foot tower by the city's water tank in front of Cedar Key School.

Happy, happy, happy New Year’s resolution week. We all have something that we would like to be better in life. And if you don’t think you do – well, that might be your answer: admitting there’s an issue cause I promise there’s something. I hope we all prosper in our goals and make 2015 a year to brag about.